Experts Warn of Privacy Risks Caused by Link Previews in Messaging Apps

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Cybersecurity researchers over the weekend disclosed new security risks associated with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP addresses, expose links sent via end-to-end encrypted chats, and even unnecessarily download gigabytes of data stealthily in the background.
“Links shared in chats may contain private information intended only for the recipients,”